The Patriots picked up right where they left off Thursday night on both the field and the television ratings
The defending Super Bowl champions opened the preseason with a 31-3 win over the Lions in Detroit. The game also dominated the local television ratings, earning a 12.6 household rating in the Boston market for the broadcast on Channel 4.
It was the highest rating for a television program in the Boston market this week.
Combined with the broadcast on Channel 9 in Manchester, N.H., the game had a 13.7 HH rating and a 27 share in the Boston DMA.